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Get to Know Reed David! [July 2025]

Title: Special Formats Description Librarian Library/Department: Collections Services, Resource Description Location: Smith Warehouse, Bay 10 Years at Duke: 2+ months In a nutshell, what do you do at Duke University Libraries? I perform original and complex copy cataloging of library materials in a variety of formats, particularly music formats. If you had to pick one […]

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Get to Know Tina Winston! [June 2025]

Title: Monograph Receipts Processing Assistant Library/Department: Collections Services, Monograph Acquisitions Location: Smith Warehouse, Bay 10 Years at Duke: about 4 months In a nutshell, what do you do at Duke University Libraries? I receive, copy catalog, and shelf prep physical materials for the Western Languages team. If you had to pick one thing, what’s the […]

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Get to Know Uyen Nguyen! [May 2025]

Title: Electronic Resources and Discovery Librarian Library/Department: Medical Center Library / Content and Discovery Location: West Campus Years at Duke: 11 months In a nutshell, what do you do at Duke University Libraries? I manage the electronic collection at MCL to ensure that our patrons can get access to our materials as needed. If you […]

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Get to Know Amanda Gordon! [March 2025]

Title: Serials Management Associate Library/Department: Electronic Resources and Serials Acquisitions (ERSA) Location: Smith Warehouse Years at Duke: Nearly 4 months! In a nutshell, what do you do at Duke University Libraries? I assist in the acquisitions work of the Serials Management Team. On any given day, this could mean saving and processing invoices for payment; […]

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Get to Know Aaron Canipe! [January 2025]

  Title: Digitization Specialist Library/Department: Rubenstein Library, Digital Collections Services Location: West Campus Years at Duke: A little over 3 years In a nutshell, what do you do at Duke University Libraries?  I work in the Digital Production Center alongside 3 other digitzation specialists and we work to create digital surrogates of special collections material […]

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Get to Know Ani Karagianis! [December 2024]

Title: Centennial Archivist Library/Department: Rubenstein Library, University Archives Location: West Campus Years at Duke: 2 years, 4 months (as of December 2024) In a nutshell, what do you do at Duke Libraries? I work in Research Services at the Rubenstein, which means that I do reference, instruction and work desk shifts. In particular, I’ve worked […]

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Get to Know Julie Wooldridge! [November 2024]

Title: Research Services Librarian & Senior Lecturing Fellow Library/Department: J. Michael Goodson Law Library Location: School of Law, Duke University Years at Duke: I am in my third year of full-time employment, but before I joined full-time, I had the opportunity to intern at the library for a year, so technically, I am in my […]

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Get to Know Amelia Rodarte! [October 2024]

  Title: Electronic Resources Management Specialist  Library/Department: Electronic Resources & Serials Acquisitions Location: Smith Warehouse Years at Duke: 1.5 (plus an AUXS internship a few years ago) In a nutshell, what do you do at Duke University Libraries? I am the ERM Specialist for databases. I manage database access and troubleshooting for DUL’s online research […]

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Get to Know Meredith Parker-Terry! [September 2024]

Title: Librarian for Psychology and Neuroscience & STEM Engagement Library/Department: Natural Sciences & Engineering in Research & Public Services (mid-transition out of Library Human Resources) Location: Perkins Years at Duke: 2 In a nutshell, what do you do at Duke University Libraries? I act as the library liaison to the Psychology & Neuroscience department. I […]

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Get to Know April Blevins! [August 2024]

Title: Technical Services Archivist Library/Department: Rubenstein Library Technical Services Location: Smith Warehouse Years at Duke: 2.5 years In a nutshell, what do you do at Duke University Libraries? I arrange and describe archival collections. I work with different formats like paper, audiovisual, born digital, and photographs. I primarily process University Archives collections so if any […]

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